NHTSA Complaint #10516180 — 2003 FORD TAURUS

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10516180
Vehicle	2003 FORD TAURUS
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	June 10, 2013
Date Filed	June 11, 2013
Mileage	163,741 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB TO GO TO WORK MY CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. THEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. I TRIED TO BACK UP BACK TO THE CURB BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. A NEIGHBOR CAME TO CHANGE THE TIRE BUT COULDN'T GET IT OFF. THEN A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING FELL ONTO THE ROAD AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REST OF THE SPRING IS IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE SPRING. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND IT NEVER GAVE ME ANY INDICATION THAT THE SPRING WAS GOING TO BREAK SUCH AS BOUNCING, ETC. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN BARRELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE? NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT EVEN IF I MANAGE TO AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED! I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. MAYBE THERE IS A PRODUCT PROBLEM?? *TR

Related Complaints for the 2003 FORD TAURUS

Other SUSPENSION Complaints

#11302236 — January 27, 2020 — ON OCTOBER 23 2019, I RETAINED MAVIS DISCOUNT TIRE TO INSPECT MY NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED 2003 FORD TAURUS. MAVIS DI...

#11298048 — January 8, 2020 — I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN FTHE AIR WWNT OUT OF MY TIRE ON THE F...

#11282070 — November 24, 2019 — DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. VEHICLE WAS THANKFULLY PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS...

#11164027 — December 29, 2018 — A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE AREA WHICH WAS VERY NOTICABLE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF...

#11112612 — July 20, 2018 — KEEP SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DURING IN THE CITY SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. DOESN'T START ALL THE TIME. THERE'S R...

Recent Complaints for the 2003 FORD TAURUS

#11647520 — AIR BAGS — March 10, 2025 — Vehicle was involved in a collision with major front end damage and no airbags deployed. The brakes have been soft or...

#11647520 — SERVICE BRAKES — March 10, 2025 — Vehicle was involved in a collision with major front end damage and no airbags deployed. The brakes have been soft or...

#11475206 — ENGINE — July 21, 2022 — At times the vehicle accelerates by itself albeit I am not touching the gas pedal. While driving the vehicle at 45 m...

#11475206 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — July 21, 2022 — At times the vehicle accelerates by itself albeit I am not touching the gas pedal. While driving the vehicle at 45 m...

#11475206 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — July 21, 2022 — At times the vehicle accelerates by itself albeit I am not touching the gas pedal. While driving the vehicle at 45 m...